2016 Independent Leaders Receiving - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Rec./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalen Williams | U Mass | SR | WR | 11 | 27 | 520 | 19.26 | 6 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 2 | Kevin Stepherson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 12 | 25 | 462 | 18.48 | 5 | 2.1 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Equanimeous St. Brown | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 58 | 961 | 16.57 | 9 | 4.8 | 80.1 |
| 4 | Torii Hunter Jr. | Notre Dame | SR | WR | 9 | 38 | 521 | 13.71 | 3 | 4.2 | 57.9 |
| 5 | Andy Isabella | U Mass | SO | WR | 12 | 62 | 801 | 12.92 | 7 | 5.2 | 66.8 |
| 6 | Bernard Davis | U Mass | SR | WR | 12 | 24 | 298 | 12.42 | 2 | 2.0 | 24.8 |
| 7 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 12 | 24 | 293 | 12.21 | 2 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 8 | Adam Breneman | U Mass | JR | TE | 12 | 70 | 808 | 11.54 | 8 | 5.8 | 67.3 |
| 9 | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | JR | WR | 13 | 28 | 321 | 11.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.7 |
| 10 | Nick Kurtz | BYU | SR | WR | 13 | 49 | 541 | 11.04 | 2 | 3.8 | 41.6 |
| 11 | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | BYU | SO | WR | 13 | 27 | 277 | 10.26 | 2 | 2.1 | 21.3 |
| 12 | Colby Pearson | BYU | SR | WR | 13 | 38 | 384 | 10.11 | 4 | 2.9 | 29.5 |
| 13 | Mitchell Juergens | BYU | SR | WR | 13 | 34 | 333 | 9.79 | 2 | 2.6 | 25.6 |
| 14 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 12 | 26 | 147 | 5.65 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 2.0 receptions per game played.